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Dream Middleweight GP Semifinals:

Reserve bout:Dong Sik
Yoon vs. Andrews
NakaharaRound 1
Nakahara attacks the lead leg of Yoon with a low kick. Yoon tries
to tie up the Brazilian in the corner, but Nakahara has none of it.
Again Yoon closes the distance, and this time he pulls guard
successfully. Nakahara defends from guard for less than a minute
then stands to his feet. Nakahara kicks the body and leg and keeps
a safe distance from the judoka. Yoon lands a right hand lead and
clinches in the corner. Nakahara is proving to be a tough takedown
early as he shows excellent foot movement and awareness. Yoon trips
his opponent to the canvas and fights off a weak omaplata attempt.
From the bottom, Nakahara holds the gi sleeve of the South Korean,
limiting his movement. Yoon shakes off Nakahara’s grip and advances
to mount. Yoon flattens Nakahara out and works for an Ezekiel
choke. The grappler gives up the hold to punch the head with both
hands from mount. Yoon toys with the right arm of his opponent but
he can’t secure the limb for an armbar. Yoon looks for another gi
choke and an armbar, which allows Nakahara to stand to his feet. A
Feitosa-esque “Brazilian” kick from Nakahara misses its target. A
grazing axe kicks follows. With 10 seconds left in the round, Yoon
eats a knee as he shoots in for a double-leg. Nakahara sprawls out
and knees the head until the bell rings, ending the frame.

Round 2
After touching gloves to start the final frame, Yoon lands a right
hand and pays for it in a punching exchange. Nakahara drops his
opponent with a right hand and a left hook. The Brazilian punches
from guard and Yoon does nothing but cover up. Referee Moritaka
Oshiro steps in to save Yoon at just 0:30 of the second stage.

Melvin
Manhoef vs. Gegard
MousasiRound 1
Mousasi goes low with a kick and crashes it into the outside of
Manhoef’s left leg. Mousasi drops levels for a single-leg and it’s
stuffed. Mousasi stays clinched with the Dutchman and fights off a
whizzer to score the trip. Mousasi easily moves to mount, and then
locks on a triangle choke as Manhoef reverses the position. Manfoef
lifts Mousasi high into the air and slams him to the canvas, but it
only tightens the hold. Manhoef taps out at 1:28 of the first.

Ronaldo
"Jacare" Souza vs. Zelg
GalesicRound 1
“Jacare” avoids a front kick and jabs his way into a successful
double-leg takedown. From full-guard, he punches the head with his
right hand before passing to side-control. Souza isolates an arm
but gives it up to take the mount. Galseic bucks “Jacare” off but
is immediately caught in an armbar. The Croatian quickly taps out
at the 1:27 mark.

Non-Tournament Bouts:Keita
Nakamura vs. Adriano
MartinsRound 1
Martins lands a stiff inside low kick to the right leg of Nakamura.
The fighters trade sloppy punches and nothing connects. Martins
scores a knockdown with a right hand. Nakamura recovers quickly and
stands quickly when then referee Samio Kimura intervenes to restart
the fighters in the center of the ring. A right uppercut and a left
hook from Martins finds its target. Martins, while sloppy, lands a
right hand that stuns his opponent. Nakamura gets a single-leg
takedown and works directly from half-guard. Punches are traded on
the floor and Martins gets back to guard. Nakamura lazily punches
the head with his right hand. From his back, Martins opens up a
gash under the left eye of Nakamura with an accidental elbow.
Kimura calls for the ringside doctor to check the wound and a
warning is not issued as it was not thrown as a strike. The action
is restarted and the Brazilian connects with a right hook. Nakamura
answers with two jabs and a left straight. Again the referee
separates the fighters due to a stalemate. Nakamura puts his
punches together and lands a crisp jab, left straight combo. The
lackluster round ends.

Round 2
Nakamura opens the second frame with two stiff jabs. Martins
clinches with Nakamura until the referee pulls them apart. Nakamura
scores with a right hook and Martins goes straight back to the
clinch. Right back to the jab goes Nakamura. He can dominate the
fight with it if he keeps throwing it. Martins swings wildly and
gets hit with another jab. Two more jabs connect for the UFC
veteran. Martins misses with a jumping kick and eats a jab for his
effort. Boos from the crowd greet the fighters as time expires.

One of the official judges absurdly scores the bout for Martins,
while two others offer tallies for Nakamura. Keita Nakamura takes
the split decision.

Sergei
Kharitonov vs. Jimmy
AmbrizRound 1
Kharitonov lands a jab and then knocks Ambriz down face-first with
a left hand. Ambriz stands quickly and attempts a single-leg.
Kharitonov grabs the ropes and is given a yellow card by referee
Kenichi Serizawa. Kharitonov is teeing off with straight rights to
the body and left hooks. Ambriz is absorbing an insane amount of
punishment from the hands of Kharitonov. Straight punches to the
body and hooks from both hands drop Ambriz to the canvas.
Kharitonov adds a punch and a knee to the head for good measure as
Ambriz taps to avoid more punishment. The end comes at 2:15 of the
first.

Hideo Tokoro
vs. Atsushi
YamamotoRound 1
Tokoro gets the action started with a right hand lead to the head
that scores. Both southpaws switch to a conventional stance and
trade jabs. Yamamoto connects with a one-two combination that sends
Tokoro to the canvas. Yamamoto pounces for the kill, but Tokoro is
game. From his back, Tokoro locks up an arm and goes high with his
hips, but Yamamoto defends. Yamamoto stands to his feet and Tokoro
follows as the crowd cheers the fighters on. A stinging jab
connects for Yamamoto. The fighters trade knees to the body and
wild punches and Yamamoto gets the better of the exchange. Tokoro
attempts a flying armbar and ends up pulling guard. Yamamoto wastes
little time as he stands. Tokoro gets in his best leather of the
fight, a right hand set up by a jab. Yamamoto answers with a right
straight. Yamamoto looks very fluid with his boxing as he jabs the
nose consistently. Another jab sends blood leaking heavily from the
nose of Tokoro. The ZST veteran attempts a flip kick and ends up
pulling guard. The first round is all Yamamoto.

Round 2
Yamamoto goes back to the jab to start round two. He snaps Tokoro’s
head backwards as he flicks his jab to the nose. Tokoro again tries
a flip kick and gets guard. Tokoro tries to secure the right arm of
Yamamoto, but he has none of it. Referee Samio Kimura calls time to
have the ring-side doctor check the face of Tokoro, which now
sports a mouse uner the right eye and a nose leaking like a faucet.
Action is resumed and Yamamoto gets a single-leg takedown into
half-guard. Tokoro gets back to guard and Yamamoto stands. With two
minutes remaining in the round, Tokoro gets back to guard and
absorbs right hands to the body from Yamamoto. Tokoro reverses the
position and quickly goes for an armbar. The arm and positiona re
secured but Yamamoto defends. 20 seconds remain and Tokoro can
finish if he breaks the grip of Yamamoto. Time expires as Tokoro
fights to free the hands of Yamamoto, but fails.

Both Jordan Breen and Mike Fridley score the fight for Atsushi
Yamamoto.

All three official judges agree and award Yamamoto the unanimous
decision.

Ikuhisa
Minowa vs. Masakatsu
FunakiRound 1
Minowa catches a spinning back kick and deposits Funaki on the
canvas. Funaki gets a heel hook and Minowa counters with a foot
lock of his own. Wearing shoes, Minowa falls prey to the inverted
foot lock and taps out at the 0:52 mark of the first frame.

Hayato
Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi
HironakaRound 1
Sakurai misses on a spinning-back fist. Hironaka ducks under a
right-handed haymaker and gets a takedown. From half-guard,
Hironaka ties up the head of Sakurai and looks to pass to
side-control. Sakurai gets back to full guard and eventually to his
feet, where he slams a low kick into Hironaka’s left leg. Hironaka
delivers a left straight to the midsection. Hironaka follows with a
right hand and eats a solid counter from Sakurai. The Matt
Hume-trained Sakurai continues to attack the leg of Hironaka with
punishing kicks. Another cracks into Hironaka’s leg and he’s
feeling it. Sakurai finds himself on his back after he slips
attempting another low kick. Hironaka enters the guard of Sakurai,
where he lands a left hand to the chin. Hironaka stomps down on the
mouth of Sakurai. The strike is illegal and Sakurai is given time
to recover. Referee Kenichi Serizawa issues a warning to Hironaka
and the bout is resumed. Hironaka connects with a low kick before
the round ends.

Round 2
Hironaka gets a fast single-leg takedown to start round two. He
does nothing with the position before Sakurai gets to his feet.
Hironaka goes to the clinch in search of a trip, but Sakurai has
none of it. The fighters trade lowkicks and Sakurai gets the best
of the exchange. Sakurai trips Hironaka to the canvas, but he lets
him up immediately. Hironaka connects to the body with a straight
right. A left and a right hook score for Sakurai. The fight is up
for grabs with one minute remaining. The UFC veterans trade in the
center of the ring. Sakurai lands with a right hook and a one-two.
Sakurai goes to the Thai plum, where he connects with two knees to
the head. In the final 30 seconds, Sakurai puts a stamp on the bout
with a knockdown. A right hand counter drops Hironaka to the
canvas, where he is pounded on for the duration of the contest.

Both Jordan Breen and Mike Fridley score the bout for Hayato
Sakurai. All official judges agree, and award Sakurai with the
unanimous decision.

Yoshihiro
Akiyama vs. Masanori
TonookaRound 1
A left hook from Akiyama finds its target. Tonooka is swinging for
the fences but can’t find his range. Akiyama closes the distance
and muscles his opponent to the canvas. Akiyama passes to
side-control and traps the left arm of Tonooka under his leg.
Akiyama lands several unanswered punches before Tonooka frees his
arm. Akiyama again traps the arm, but this time he looks for a
Kimura on the opposite arm. Tonooka escapes danger but is quickly
mounted. Akiyama slowly sets up an armbar and ends up taking his
back. A gi choke attempt for Akiyama fails and Tanooka gets to his
feet, where he is quickly thrown back down. Akiyama gets to mount
in mere seconds, where he finishes with an armbar. The official
time is 6:26 of the first.

Shinya Aoki
vs. Todd
MooreRound 1
Moore keeps Aoki at bay early with looping punches. Moore stuffs an
Aoki shot. Aoki hops on Moore’s back and quickly puts him away with
a neck crank at 1:10 of the first. Aoki wrapped his arm around the
head of Moore in a rear-naked choke position, but pressed down on
the chin and used his hips to force the tap. Impressive victory for
Aoki.

Mirko "Cro
Cop" Filipovic vs. Alistair
OvereemRound 1
Both fighters miss low kicks early in the frame. Overeem looks like
he wants to get the action to the ground but Cro Cop sees it
coming. A clinch ensues and Overeem throws Filipovic to the canvas.
Overeem throws short punches from the guard of the Croatian. Cro
Cop is cut near the temple on his left eye. Overeem lands digging
shots to the body with his right hand. Time is called to check the
cut. The fight is resumed after a minute into the same position on
the ground, with Filipovic in full guard. Overeem postures up and
lands a left hand. Referee Yuji Shimada stands the fighters up and
Cro Cop lands a snapping kick. He follows with a left-footed head
kick that is caught by Overeem. The Dutch fighter trips Cro Cop to
the floor, where he goes back to the body with right hooks. The
blood is really flowing from Filipovic’s eye. Shimada stands the
fighters and issues both strikers a yellow card for inactivity.
Overeem lands a knee to the groin, and much to Filipovic’s
displeasure, it goes unnoticed by Shimada. Another knee cracks
Filipovic’s groin, and this one is caught by the referee. Mirko is
given time to recover. Overeem clinches and throws a left hand that
cuts Mirko’s other eye. Overeem, from the clinch, knees the body
and again hits Filipovic’s groin. Time is called and Overeem is
issued a yellow card for the foul. After several minutes of
confusion, the bout is halted and ruled a no contest. No official
time is given.

Dream Middleweight GP Final:Gegard
Mousasi vs. Ronaldo
"Jacare" SouzaRound 1
Jacare lifts Mousasi into the air, and not even grabbing the ropes
can save Mousasi from a takedown. From half-guard, “Jacare” ties up
the head and punches with his right hand. Jacare stands up in
Mousasi’s guard and is knocked out with a right-footed upkick as he
lunged in for a punch. The kick caught him right on the chin and
knocked him cold. Mousasi takes the Dream middleweight tournament.
The official time is 2:15 of the first.